Water fountain



March 9 1926.

G. scHElvHlNG' WATER FOUNTAIN Filed May 4, 1925 2 Sheets-sheet 1 March 9 1926. 1,575,796

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GEORGE SCHEIHING, OF MORNING SUN IOWA.

WATER FOUNTAIN.

Application led May 4, 1925. Serial No. 27,894.

To U 'zn/Lone t may concer/z.'

Be it known that l, Groen Sonniinne, a citizen of the United States, residing .t Morning Sun, in the county of Louisa and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful lWater Fountain, of which the tollowing is a specification.

This .invention relates to a watering trough or fountain for stock.

The object of the inventiony is to provide a trough of this character which is protected against freezing also against contamination by dust and the like.

Another object is to provid-e a fountain or trough of this character equipped with a` plurality of compartments and accessible by .ineansot' inwardly'swinging doors operable by the stock when access to the troughs for drinking purposes is desired.

lilith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter ydescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a transverse section of a fountain constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section thereof taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the fountain; and

Fig. 4 is a horizontal section taken on the line 1&4 of Fig. 1.

The fountain constituting this invention comprises a metal casing or shell 1 of any desired configuration being here shown rectangular. This casing 1 is lined with an insulating lining 2 preferably constructed of wood.. Mounted within the lining 2 are two box-like members 8 and 4.- spaced from each other to form dead air spaces 5 between them and which are supported on suitable timbers shown at 6 which also form spacers for the shells. The upper ends of these dead air spaces are closed by a wooden plate 7 which rests on the upper edges of the lining 2 and the boxes 3 and 4t as is shown clearly in Fig. 1. vWater containing compartments or tanks 8 and 9 are located at opposite ends as shown clearly Visfen'ibedded in the ground below the frost line. 'This pipe 11. is protected below the shell 1 by means of a housing 12 which is shown constructed of an outer n'ietal shell 18 having an insulating lining le spaced some distance from the pipe 1l. and between which an-d said pipe is an insulating membei` which closely encircles the pipe leaving a dead air space 16 between it and the lining 11. This protect-ive housing l2 er;- tends into the ground below the frost line so that the pipe 11- leading from the `tloat chainber 10 will be thoroughly protected against freezing in its passagethrough the earth `lefore it is connected with the water main. Pipe 17 connects the drinking compartments 8 and 9 with the float compartment 10 and are designed tosupply water from the compartment 10 to the compartments 8 and 9. y y

An inlet valve of any suitable construction is shown at 18 within the compartment 10 and is controlled by a Float 19 connected with the valve stem 20 so that when the water rises in the compartment 10 beyond a predetermined point the flo-at lifts and closes the valve cutting ofi the supply. When the water in the drinking compartments 8 and 9 is lowered beyond a. predetermined point the float 19 drops and the valve is opened until sutlicient water enters these tanks when :it again closes in the manner above set forth. Drinking cups 21 and 22 are .mounted in the tanks 8 and 9 to protect thesetanks against the entrance of trash or rather to catch any such trash which may drop in so that it may be readily cleaned out by lifting out the cups which are equipped at their upper ends with laterally extending :flanges 23 which rest on the top oft the casing or shell of the fountain as is shown clearly in Fig. 1. These cups 21 and 22 are equipped with apertures 24 for the entrance of water to them. An insulated packing of saw-dust,

ground cork or the like is shown at 25 being arranged in the box 4 between it and the compartments 8, 9 and 10 and also between the respective compartments as is shown clearly in Figs. 1 and 2.

The float compartment 10 is equipped arranged between i with a cover in the form of a cap 26 which is shown metal lined and the lining` 27 eX- tended down into the chamber l while the body portion of the cap rests on the float tank.

A vprotective cover 2S is mounted over the fountain l and is shown composed of ay metal shell 29 having an insulating` lining 30. Depending trom this shell or cover 29 is a partition 8l shown arranged centrally therein and having a cap 82 carried by its lower end which lits over and protects the cap 26 ot the compartment l0 (see Fig. l).

Inwardly swinging doors 33 and 34C are. hingedly mounted at their upper ends to the end walls ot vthc cover 28 and are inclined downwardly and in uirdly and adapted to abut. at their lower ends when in closed position against upstanding cleats which form a part ot the supporting base ot the cover 28. These doors 33 and 34 afford access to th-e drinking cups 31 and 32 and are designed to be pushed inwardly by the stock when water is desired. rlChe animals soon learn how to do this and simply push againstthe doors which after being released swing outwardly by gravity into closed position and thus protect the water against freezing and against contamination by dust and the like.

From the above description it will be obvious that a watering box or trough constructed in accordance with this invention will have the drinking cups or water tanks fully protected against the weather and against contamination and yet are readily accessible to the stock by simply opening the doors 33 and 34.

After the apparatus is once connected up it is automatic in its operation since the lloat controlled valve 18 supplies 4the necessary water to the tanks 8 and 9 and lets it on and cuts it ott as is necessary.

lhile this `fountain is shown and described as having two drinking compartments S and obviously more may be used if found desirable to do so and the one tloat compartment 10 will supply several others.

I claim A fountain ot the class described comprising an insulated water tank a float compartment having a water supply pipe opening thereinto and provided with an inlet valve connected with said float whereby the valve is opened and closed on thel rising and talling of the water in said compartment, a pipe connecting said con'ipartment with said tank, a protective covering for said tank, a door affording access to said tank and mounted to swing inwardly at its upper' end, whereby the stock may open the door and drink Yfrom the tank, and a. cap-like cover mounted over said tioat chamber, and a protective covering for the fountain having a depending member resting on said cap and holding it closed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

GEORGE SCHEIHING. 

